Clinton & Peed PLLC

Clinton & Peed PLLC is a Washington, DC firm with a national reach and top-notch representation in a broad range of legal contexts, from defending major white collar and other crimes to business and transactional advice and commercial litigation to combating discrimination and civil rights violations. Representative Matters:

* Currently representing i2 Institute, Institute for Imagination and Ing

enuity, regarding nonprofit formation and structure, 501(c)(3) status, governance, charitable solicitation, employment, intellectual property, and general contract issues.
* Currently representing a former senior foreign official accused of aiding and abetting Somali Piracy, charges which carry a mandatory life sentence, in the U.S. Many of the key documents in the case may be found here.
* Representing Anthony Cuti, CEO of Duane Reade drugstores from 1996 to 2005, in the pending appeal of his conviction for committing criminal securities fraud by allegedly inflating earnings through dozens of different “round-trip” transactions. Brook & Associates.)
* Advises celebrated author, speaker, and entrepreneur Mawi Asgedom (one of Essence Magazine's "40 Most Inspiring African-Americans") regarding a wide variety of business and transactional matters.
* Advises a multi-national software development company regarding software development agreements, intellectual property, advertising issues, and other issues key to its business.
* Advised a U.S.-based company regarding an exclusive distributorship to the Middle East.
* Advised an American start-up devoted entirely to development of solar power in West Africa regarding corporate structure and a multi-million dollar private placement.
* Negotiated several six-figure settlements on behalf of American-Arab employees across the United States for discrimination on account of their Arab ancestry and ethnicity.
* Negotiated a six-figure settlement on behalf of an African-American family who became the victim of racial profiling while trying to open an account at a national bank.
* Advised the Council on American-Islamic Relations regarding strategy to prevent the unconstitutional application of the No Fly List.